OISEI| . CARPENTER I.UITTBER GO. Al4nlgrnk

Douglas fir, Redwood and Pine

9935 Santa Monlca Boulevard

BEVERLY HJr.r-s, CALIF. BRadshaw 2-6651 Herb Carpenter

West with the East Oregon Lumber Company of Enterprise, Oregon, selling Ponderosa Pine and, in 1917, started work for the Snoqualmie Falls Lumber Company of Washington, a Weyerhaeuser mill.

A host of friends offer best rvishes to Gene on his new position with Davis Hardwood Company after what was probably the shortest "retirement" on record.

0ll*mnlet, Godfrey C. Trotochqu

Godfrey C. (George) Trotochau, about 52, owner and president of the California Lumber Co., National City, Calif., rvas killed in the crash of a small private plane in the La Jolla Hills. The accident is believed to have occurred October 7, l"u'hen residents reported hearing a crash and seeing fire. It was discovered by hunters 24 hours later, according to a brother, lJrban Trotochau of San Diego. Also kiiled r,vith the retail lumberman in the crash was George W. Scott, about 27, a National City building contractor. The victims had been scheduled to return from a business trip to Placervilie, where Trotochau had lumber mill interests. Identification of the bodies tvas not made until October 8.

John F. Mqrlin

John Francis Martin, elder brother of Ed Martin of The California Lumber Merchant, died October 12 in a Brockton, NIass., hospital wl-rere he had been taken after a coronary attack this summer at Cape Cod where the family was vacationing. He had been in the hotel business nearly 50 years, the past 25 as comptrollen at the Brazilian Court hotel in Palm Beach and earlier with the old WaldorfAstoria in New York City. lle was widely known and condolences 'were received from all over the country. In addition to his brother J. E. Martin, of this magazine, he leaves two sisters, Mrs. George Murphy and Mrs. Alice Lucey, and two other brothers, William and Joseph Martin, all of Brockton.

Robert L. Tressler

Robert L. Tressler, 38, a promising and popular young salesman for the Trojan Lumber & Supply Co., t3urbank, died October 10 in Apollo, Pennsylvania, after an illness of more than a year, according to uiord received in Southern California, u'here he lived in Pacific Palisades. He (Continued on Page 69)

Peruoarrh

Robert Flutcheson, o\yner of the Tustin (Calif.) Lumber Company, and Mrs. Hutcheson observed their goiden wedding anniversary at their home there the early part of October.

The perennial bachelorhood of Ike Zafrani, president of Harbor I-umber Co., San Francisco, becarne a thing of the past Oct. 14 u'hen Ike took the very pretty hand of Theresa Baumgarten, r,vell knou'n in local society circles. The marriage took place in Reno and they are nou' at home in The City.

Rex Oxford, L. A. rvholesale lumberman, returned frorn an extensive visit to the mills last month, calling on suppliers in northern California and Oregon ; he spent several days in Garberville u'ith Don Philips of Lalvrence-I'hilips I-umber Co.

Larry Philips, Larvrence-Philips Lumber Co., Beverly Hills, returned last month from Ft. Benning, Ga., rvl.rere he has spent trvo years as an instructor u.ith the U. S. Army. Larry has rnoved his rvife and children back to southern California and rejoined the lurnber distributing firm headed by his father.

Norman Davidson, president of Pacific \\rood Products Co., Statler Center, I-os Angeles, left early in October on a 6-n'eek trip to Japan and the Orient for the cornpany and is due home about mid-November.

Bill Belau, sales manager for Lurnber Mili& Supply, Roseviile, was a recent visitor in Los Angeles, where he spent time with custcimers of the firm and Virgil Howard, local representative.

Sid Prouty, general manager of the Tynan Lumber Co., Salinas, is back rin the job and better than ever after a recent operation.

Jim Cooper of the W. E. Cooper Lumber Co., I-<is Angeles, returned from an extended trip to northern California mills and suppliers to arrange t'inter shipments.

Jack Pomeroy, executive vice-president of the Lur.nber Nlerchants Assn. of Northern California, returnecl to San l-rancisco Oct. 19 from the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association convention :rnd exposition in Cleveland.

Roy Stantor, Jr., executive vice-president, E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles, returns the first of this nronth from an extencle<l business and pleasure trip.lle attended the National Hardu'ood Lumber Assn. convention in Chicago